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IAM Operations Analyst

Chicago, IL Full-Time IT

Diversified. Resilient. Dynamic.

Marex is a global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets.

The Group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: Market Making, Clearing, Hedging and Investment Solutions and Agency and Execution. It has a major franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, executing around 50 million trades and clearing 205 million contracts in 2022. The Group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers.

With more than 35 offices around the globe, and over 2,300 dedicated people enabling access to exchanges and technology-powered services.

For more information visit www.marex.com

Purpose of Role:

The IAM (Identity and Access Management) Operations analyst role is responsible for managing and supporting the systems, processes, and tools used to handle the identity lifecycle, authentication, authorization, and access control within an organization’s IT infrastructure.

The IAM Operations analyst collaborates with multiple teams within IT, including security, infrastructure, and support teams, to manage identity-related processes, troubleshoot access issues, and ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements.

Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.

The Technology Department delivers differentiation, scalability, and security for the business. Reporting to the COO, Technology provides digital tools, software services and infrastructure globally to all business groups. Software development and support teams work in agile ‘streams’ aligned to specific business areas. Our other teams work enterprise-wide to provide critical services including our global service desk, network and system infrastructure, IT operations, security, enterprise architecture and design.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement a robust IAM (Identity and Access Management) framework aligned with security best practices and business needs.
  • Oversee user provisioning, deprovisioning, and role-based access control across multiple systems and regions.
  • Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, SOX) and internal security policies.
  • Maintain thorough documentation of user access policies, and audit logs for internal and external reporting purposes.
  • Ensure role definitions are clear, and users are only assigned the necessary rights to perform their role in the organisation to minimise risk of excessive or inappropriate permissions.
  • Work closely with IT, security, and business leaders to align IAM initiatives with organizational goals.
  • Lead investigations into access-related security incidents and recommend remediation measures.
  • Ensure staff understand user access policies, procedures and security awareness.
  • Ensure high priority requests are handled efficiently and in compliance with the IAM guidelines and SLA’s.
  •  Close monitoring of the relevant Jira queues, manging and updating of Jira tickets within agreed SLA’s
  •  Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the SEC, FINRA, NFA, CFTC and other applicable exchanges.
  • Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
  • Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
  • At all times complying with Marex’s Code of Conduct
    • To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility
    • To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as require
    •  To escalate risk events immediately
    •  To provide input to risk management processes, as required.

The Company may require you to carry out other duties from time to time.

Competencies, Skills and Experience:

Competencies

  • Strong decision-making ability in high-pressure situations, ensuring access management processes remain secure and operational during a crisis.
  • Demonstrates curiosity.
  • Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high-volume environment.
  • Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others.
  • Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Skills and Experience

  • Understanding of IAM tools (e.g., Okta, SailPoint, CyberArk, Azure AD) and technologies such as SSO (Single Sign-On), MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication), and role-based access control (RBAC).
  • In-depth knowledge of security concepts like least privilege, identity governance, and privileged access management (PAM)
  •  Familiarity with regulations such as GDPR, SOX, HIPAA, and industry standards like ISO 27001.
  • Ability to identify and address IAM-related security issues and access violations, along with implementing effective solutions.
  • Ability to work with cross-functional teams (IT, security, legal) and communicate complex IAM concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to assess and review user access data, audit trails, and IAM configurations to ensure compliance and security.
  • Ability to design and implement IAM strategies that align with business goals and security needs, both in the short and long term.
  • Proficient at identifying complex IAM challenges and developing creative solutions to address them efficiently.
  • Strong communication skills to interact with senior leadership and other business units, ensuring IAM strategies are aligned with organizational goals and security needs.
  • Ability to clearly present IAM performance, risks, and audit results to senior leadership and regulatory bodies.
  • Capable of resolving conflicts related to access management policies or resource allocation with diplomacy and professionalism.
  • Skilled in conducting audits and ensuring IAM systems and practices comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to quickly and effectively respond to access-related security incidents, including breaches, unauthorized access, or policy violations.
  • Strong decision-making ability in high-pressure situations, ensuring access management processes remain secure and operational during a crisis.
  • Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this.
  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Salary Range:  $80,000 to $110,000 per year and eligible for a discretionary bonus 

Marex Benefits for 2025

Company Values:

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company:

Respect 

– Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly.

Integrity
– Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do – our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves.

Collaborative
– We work in teams – open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do.

Developing our People
– Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to “grow our own” and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers.

Adaptable and Nimble
– Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client’s various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction.

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.

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